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Applying Multilevel Modelling to Content Analysis Data: Methodological Issues in the Study of Role Assignment in Asynchronous Discussion Groups
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De Wever, Bram; Van Keer, Hilde; Schellens, Tammy; Valcke, Martin – Learning and Instruction, 2007
This study focuses on the process, output, and interpretation of "multilevel analyses" on "quantitative content analysis data" derived from asynchronous discussion group transcripts. The impact of role assignments on the level of knowledge construction reflected in students' contributions and the relation between message characteristics and these…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Discussion Groups, Content Analysis, Computer Mediated Communication
Fostering Knowledge Construction in University Students through Asynchronous Discussion Groups
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Schellens, Tammy; Valcke, Martin – Computers and Education, 2006
Does collaborative learning in asynchronous discussion groups result in enhancing academic discourse and knowledge construction? This general research question has been researched in a study involving 300 students, working during six months in 38 electronic discussion groups. The transcripts of the discussions were coded and analysed to test…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Teleconferencing, College Students, Discussion Groups